Halms Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Halms Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Halms Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:2,143,00282,017
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Halms Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Halms Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Halms has its highest incidence in England. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Halms? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,944,094th most frequent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Halms reside; 59 percent reside in Northern Europe and 59 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Halms is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 2,143,002. In England it is most frequent in: Norfolk, where 58 percent are found, Greater London, where 35 percent are found and Herefordshire, where 4 percent are found. Besides England it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 18 percent are found.

Halms Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Halms has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Halms last name increased 371 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Halms Last Name Statistics demography

Halms earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 72.38% less than the national average, earning $11,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Healms912/
Halmsh911/
Halmse911/
Hallms910/
Chalms910/
Alms891,536/
Helms8051,546/
Almås80983/
Holms80923/
Ohlms80445/
Galms8011/
Jalms8011/
Almse809/
Almst802/
Aelms801/
Al'ms801/
Hölms801/
Ealms800/
Holmås73164/
Almsht7379/
Hellms7353/
Kholms737/
Heilms737/
Almsøe736/
Holmse736/
Ahlmås734/
Almstd731/
Cholms731/
Holmsz731/
Holmst731/
Holmss731/
Holmsh731/
Helmss731/
Hollms730/
Houlms730/
Elms678,714/
Olms67518/
Almz678/
Almx671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Halms
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